About The Nurse Educator Fellowship Program
The Nurse Educator Fellowship Program The purpose of the Nurse Educator Fellowship Program is to ensure the retention of
well-qualified nursing faculty at institutions of higher learning that award degrees in nursing. Awards will be used to
supplement the salaries of the nursing faculty selected for the Fellowship. Participation in this program is open to
Illinois institutions of higher learning with a nursing program approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Association
Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Nominations must be certified by the institution's Chief Nursing
Administrator.